{"id":39543,"date":"2025-10-23T14:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39543"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:31:49","slug":"uk-teachers-how-are-you-coping-with-the-six-seven-craze-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/23\/uk-teachers-how-are-you-coping-with-the-six-seven-craze-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"UK teachers: how are you coping with the \u2018six-seven\u2019 craze? | Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Across the UK, teachers are being subjected to the echoes of the words \u201csix-seven\u201d shouted out at random by pupils in a new craze sweeping through classrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The phrase appears to have originated with the Philadelphia rapper Skrilla\u2019s 2024 track Doot Doot (6 7), which is thought to be either a reference to police radio code, or 67th Street, or something else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It went viral when the song was repeatedly used to soundtrack clips of the NBA basketball star LaMelo Ball, who also happens to be 6ft 7in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We would l like to hear from UK teachers about this craze. How is it affecting your teaching and your working day? What have you done to cope with it? Have you tried to avoid it? Or Perhaps you have incorporated it into your teaching? 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For alternative ways to get in touch securely please see our<!-- --> tips guide.<\/div>\n<form action=\"\/formstack-campaign\/submit\" method=\"post\" novalidate=\"\" class=\"dcr-1ccbth4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-p5u71k\">\n<fieldset aria-invalid=\"false\" id=\":R28l9l6qhl6kab:\" class=\"dcr-16f1k2a\">\n<legend class=\"dcr-fxyd8x\">\n<p>Does one of the following apply to you?<!-- --> <\/p>\n<\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-p5u71k\"><label for=\":R2cl9l6qhl6kab:\" class=\"dcr-0\"><\/p>\n<p>Share your reaction to students using 6-7 slang in your school and classroom<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-t4ab9u\">Please include as much detail as possible. <\/p>\n<p><\/label><textarea id=\":R2cl9l6qhl6kab:\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"\" required=\"\" rows=\"3\" class=\"dcr-ftgyo1\" name=\"field_textarea_189005986\" data-testid=\"form-field-189005986\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-p5u71k\">\n<div class=\"dcr-cgbpju\"><label class=\"dcr-1yjvpki\"><\/p>\n<p>If you are happy to, please upload a photo of yourself here<!-- --> <span class=\"dcr-1dx52k9\">Optional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-14g8jkp\">Please note, the maximum file size is<!-- --> <!-- -->5.7 MB<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p>Choose file<input type=\"file\" accept=\"image\/png,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg\" data-testid=\"form-field-189005987\" class=\"dcr-102ctxe\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-p5u71k\">\n<fieldset aria-invalid=\"false\" id=\":R2gl9l6qhl6kab:\" class=\"dcr-16f1k2a\">\n<legend class=\"dcr-fxyd8x\">\n<p>Can we publish your response?<!-- --> <\/p>\n<\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-p5u71k\"><label for=\":R2ml9l6qhl6kab:\" class=\"dcr-0\"><\/p>\n<p>You can add more information here<!-- --> <span class=\"dcr-1dx52k9\">Optional<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-t4ab9u\">If you include other people&#8217;s names please ask them first.<\/p>\n<p><\/label><textarea id=\":R2ml9l6qhl6kab:\" aria-required=\"false\" aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"\" rows=\"3\" class=\"dcr-ftgyo1\" name=\"field_textarea_189005991\" data-testid=\"form-field-189005991\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-p5u71k\">\n<fieldset aria-invalid=\"false\" id=\":R2ol9l6qhl6kab:\" class=\"dcr-16f1k2a\">\n<legend class=\"dcr-fxyd8x\">\n<p>Would you be interested in speaking to our audio and\/or video teams?<!-- --> <\/p>\n<\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<p>By submitting your response, you are agreeing to share your details with us for this feature.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"submit\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"dcr-1ag3sba\">Submit<\/button><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em><strong>If you\u2019re having trouble using the form click here. Read terms of service here and privacy policy here.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#teachers #coping #sixseven #craze #Teaching<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the UK, teachers are being subjected to the echoes of the words \u201csix-seven\u201d shouted out at random by pupils&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39544,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39543\/revisions\/39544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}